Board of trustees make progress on coronavirus response, monitoring report
By Tyler Fedor | Aug. 14, 2020The board of trustees gave an update on their monitoring report to SACS and an update to their response to the coronavirus.
The board of trustees gave an update on their monitoring report to SACS and an update to their response to the coronavirus.
University officials held a town hall for students and families to discuss the on-campus housing addendum, mitigation plans and modes of instruction.
In two separate incidents this year USC students "were no longer enrolled" according to the administration following Snapchat stories in which those students made racist remarks. University spokesperson Jeff Stensland responded to our questions over email.
Many students have had to apply for unemployment due to COVID-19. The process can be confusing, but some of USC's experts have tips for students navigating unemployment.
AAAS investigation has been concluded and found it "not likely" that the individuals who hacked the event were members of the USC community.
The board of trustees approves policy that will require eight board members, five faculty members and the student body president to serve on the presidential search committee.
Tuition and how student life will look like this fall were among some of the topics discussed on Wednesday's town hall to students and families.
USC's mitigation strategies will adapt according to a new matrix that categorizes contingency plans into three different levels.
Speaker of the Student Senate JD Jacobus is a fan of arguing. However, he's got many other interests, including history and comic books.
USC's therapists and psychologists have advice for students to cope with stress and anxiety in challenging times.
The coronavirus isn’t the first global pandemic the university has dealt with. The swine flu pandemic in 2009 and the Spanish flu in 1918 both offer insight into how the university might fare in the fall.
Students living on-campus must send in COVID-19 test results or quarantine off-campus until results are available, according to an email from University Housing.
International students may now remain in the United States while taking all online classes.
USC likely won't file legal action, sources say, but its faculty is working to overturn the latest ICE directive and is proposing potential workarounds for international students who may be impacted.
Student Body Vice President Hannah White created an African American history tour for one of her history classes last spring. She is partnering with USC's Visitor Center to have some of her research added to the generalized campus tours.
The in-person commencement ceremony is canceled after a "marked increase in COVID-19 cases."
Businesses caught violating a new governor's order could lose their liquor licenses.
